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MOST DRIVERS SAFE SAYS SAFE SPEED
18 March 2006 - Safe Speed
A survey released by Brake suggests that 96% of drivers 'think they are safe'while many also think that other drivers are unsafe.
A TURN FOR THE WORST
17 March 2006 - IAM Institute of Advanced Motorists
Have you ever found yourself braking in a bend simply because it was sharperthan you originally thought?
RESPECT THE WEATHER: DEALING WITH THE WHITE STUFF
10 March 2006 - IAM Institute of Advanced Motorists
It seems odd writing about driving in snow in March, but as motorists inCornwall and Scotland recently found out, an unseasonable snowfall can causemany driving problems.
ALMOST A MILLION DRIVERS ON 6 POINTS OR MORE
09 March 2006 - Safe Speed
According to a YouGov poll on behalf of Direct Line (published today) almostone million drivers are now on 6 or more licence points.
PRIVILEGE URGES GOVERNMENT TO GET TOUGH ON DRINK DRIVING
07 March 2006 - Privilege Insurance
'Alcolocks' should be compulsory for drink drive offenders, says insurer
SEE AND BE SEEN
03 March 2006 - IAM Institute of Advanced Motorists
Despite the winter weather and the poor visibility we have to put up with, many drivers seem curiously reluctant to put their dipped headlights on.
TV FAVOURITE KIM CALLS FOR SAFER TAXIS
02 March 2006 - Taxiwise
Popular actress Kim Tserkezie has called for rear-loading taxis to be banned from carrying wheelchair users after she was left with extensive injuries in an accident.
ROAD SAFETY: WE'RE NOW THE POOR MAN OF EUROPE
28 February 2006 - Safe Speed
New official EU road safety figures [1] show that Britain is now the 'poor manof Europe' in terms of road death reduction. In fact we have gone from hero tozero in about a decade.
TIRED? PULL OVER AND STOP FOR A HOT COFFEE – BUT NOT WITHOUT A LICENCE
27 February 2006 - RAC
Red tape aimed at late-night trouble spots is jeopardising road safety, according to the RAC Foundation.
CONGRESS SEEKING WAYS TO CHANGE DRIVERS' BEHAVIOUR
22 February 2006 - ROSPA
Britain's top road safety experts meet next week to try to find the answer to their toughest challenge: improving driver and rider behaviour.
HIDING SPEED CAMERAS IS DANGEROUS SAYS SAFE SPEED
19 February 2006 - Safe Speed
The Times reports that from April 2007 camera partnerships may be ableto hide their cameras [1].
DRIVER INFORMATION OVERLOAD
18 February 2006 - Safe Speed
Speaking at a conference today, Edmund King of the RAC Foundation will highlight the dangers caused by an excess of driver information.
HOW NOT TO SKID
17 February 2006 - IAM Institute of Advanced Motorists
Driving tips from the IAM: 50 years of driving road safety
GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE BRANDED 'CHEATERS'
16 February 2006 - Safe Speed
A booklet produced by Greater Manchester Police has come in for seriouscriticism.
MOLASSES ELIMINATED, BUT LOW ROAD GRIP REMAINS A MYSTERY
15 February 2006 - Safe Speed
The mystery of low - probably dangerously low - road grip levels continues.
URGENT WARNING: VERY LOW ROAD GRIP WIDELY REPORTED
12 February 2006 - Safe Speed
The Safe Speed road safety campaign today issued an urgent warning to all roadusers of unusual low grip conditions.
STAYING SAFE ON THE HARD SHOULDER
12 February 2006 - Green Flag
Hard shoulders of busy roads continue to be one of the most dangerous places for motorists to have a breakdown, according to Green Flag Motoring Assistance, which attends more than one million incidents a year.
THINK ONCE, THINK TWICE . . . THINK BIKE
10 February 2006 - IAM Institute of Advanced Motorists
Ask most drivers if they feel safe in their car, and the answer is invariably yes.
SHOULD FIVE-YEARLY TESTS FOR ELDERLY MOTORISTS BE MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL DRIVERS?
10 February 2006 - DIAmond Advanced Motorist Test
ELDERLY motorists aged 75 and over could face five-yearly cognitive and eyesight tests to assess their ability to drive safely.
PEUGEOT 1007 THE SMALL CAR WITH ‘ESP’
07 February 2006 - Peugeot
Modern car safety systems are making driving in wintry conditions much safer.
 
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